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Riversdale surf Forecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 NZST
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Riversdale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Riversdale sea temperature is 14.8°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.7 °C max: 16.7 °C min: 14.6 °C)
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Riversdale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Riversdale sea temperature is 14.8°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.7 °C max: 16.7 °C min: 14.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Riversdale today?

The current surf forecast for Riversdale at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Riversdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)1414131312121110111011141413131314141414141414141717161514141312121212101114141515151515141414778891010789999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)281223178127119117123106901391171583904514443673904014314654463623262861949383338113011222115641026705579226162152143273366498588596588456371297226221340161197354457378372752878990495505
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
1.33
2:44PM
1.24
3:04AM
1.31
3:29PM
1.25
3:49AM
1.30
4:14PM
1.28
4:35AM
1.30
4:59PM
1.30
5:20AM
1.30
5:43PM
1.33
6:06AM
1.29
6:28PM
1.36
6:51AM
1.29
7:12PM
1.38
7:36AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
0.29
8:50PM
0.30
9:21AM
0.28
9:37PM
0.30
10:05AM
0.28
10:25PM
0.29
10:48AM
0.27
11:13PM
0.28
11:33AM
0.27
12:00AM
0.27
12:16PM
0.27
12:47AM
0.26
1:00PM
0.28
1:34AM
0.25
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise--6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset----5:36-------5:35-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------
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Rain (mm)
-----------11---------------------------------------------11
Temp. °C111213151514131414141415151412111111121615121110101011161814121214141518201513121313141819171616161616161514131312121212
Feels °C (?)1011121413121213131414141413111010910121199898914161198981014181512101091014151312121113131212121198766

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